The City of New Bedford has finally raised enough money for a fireworks display after not having the funding for the annual Fourth of July celebration this year. The lights in the sky will happen sometime later on this summer, but If I were Mayor Scott W. Lang, I would put the Ruiz Family of Dartmouth in charge of the celebration. Who are the Ruizs? They live near 
Massasoit Road in D-Town, and put on a spectacular, 2-hour fireworks display Saturday night in their neighborhood. It was better than the fireworks shot off a barge in Marion the night before. … What’s more American, Toyota or Ford? Of course it’s Toyota. Recent studies have showed that the Japanese automaker uses more American parts in its products that Ford or GM. In fact, the Toyota Camry is the automobile that features the most American-made parts in the world. … So the Blue Jays are shopping ace Roy Halladay. Look out if he gets traded to a National League team. The guy’s been amazing for years while facing the Red Sox, Yankees and Devil Rays every week. Imagine how good he would be against San Diego, Cincinnati and Washington? … Speaking of Halladay, my Red Sox preview predicted he’d get traded to the Dodgers. I also picked right on four Sox All-Stars (Papelbon, Youkilis, Pedroia and Beckett). Not bad pick-wise, but then again I wasn’t actually going out on a limb like picking the Rockies to win the 2007 World Series in 6 games. … Wow, that Michael Jackson star-studded public funeral party concert remembrance on Tuesday
was really something. … Trivia: Who was the 12th President of the United States? Zachary Taylor, who died 16 months after bring elected head honcho in 1848. With family and coroner permission, his body was dug up in 1991 and tested for poison levels as people have always speculated he was murdered (the official cause of death was gastroenteritis). The test showed he was not poisoned. … Happy 18th birthday to Spencer Elden. Who? When he was a baby, a picture of him swimming naked graced the famous cover of the Nirvana album “Nevermind.” … Happy 33rd birthday to Fred Savage. This decent dude got to bang Winnie Cooper in “The Wonder Years” and was mega decent in the movie “The Wizard.” He’s a director now, having done episodes of Hannah Montana and Boy Meets World, but the only movie he has ever directed, Daddy Day Camp, made only $3 million in its opening weekend and received a very rare “F” grade from The A.V. Club. … I’d like to wish Tubesteak a happy, relaxing and decent summer hiatus. While he’s off munching hairy muff and giving himself cups of cheese, Helmet Head and I will be keeping it decent for everyone and trying some new things along the way. Stay tuned.
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